Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor in General Surgery

The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) is making significant investment in new academic positions to support its strategic development within the next five years to enable the School to be a key player in Medical Sciences, nationally, and internationally.

The Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor in General Surgery will contribute to the success and the growth of the School, especially in the areas of specialisation.

Work co-operatively with academic colleagues as a member of teaching and research teams.

Create a positive image of the University by being responsive and promptly responding to requests and enquiries.

Develop syllabuses and learning materials as appropriate and in accordance with University quality enhancement policy and processes, professional body requirements and with the aim of creating interest and learning amongst students.

Participate in the daily life of the School by being involved in different pedagogic tasks and creating synergy between teaching, research and learning.

Contribute to the management tasks in the School if required.

Collaborate with colleagues and others in relation to student recruitment and marketing initiatives.

Participate in meetings, activities, and boards.

Assist the Dean of the School in developing internal and external communities that promote the major field of study and the University.

Examples include:
a. Giving a presentation to a group with diverse levels of understanding on a subject (e.g. Lectures, conference paper);
b. Presenting academic papers at workshops (internally or externally) or conferences;
c. Contributing to research group discussions regarding analysis of research, discussions with team members regarding scientific issues and problem solving;
d. Writing journal articles and material for publications;
e. Writing complex reports, letters or other documents dealing with complex, contentious and sensitive situations (e.g. writing a project plan for a committee, writing reports to grant awarding bodies on progress of research projects, preparing written analysis of research data);
f. Writing research grant applications.

Contribute to the School’s co-ordination of programmes/modules through, for example, Module Co-ordinator responsibilities and/or to the management and administration of programmes.

Support the School in achieving consistency of performance by being an effective team member contributing to appropriate committees as part of the programme and quality assurance and enhancement processes.

Plan, prioritise and organise own work or resources to achieve agreed objectives.

Monitor progress against agreed action plans.

Contribute to the planning of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activity in an appropriate area and all related aspects.

Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the nature of the post and as requested by the line manager. The Dean can dedicate the position holder to participate in administrative posts beside the scientific activities.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants are requested to email their Application Form, CV, and Personal Statement to jobs@ukh.edu.krd by indicating the specific Vacancy Title: Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor in General Surgery and inserting the most recent passport size photo in the area provided on the application form.

Only complete applications: Application Form (with the most recent photo), Personal Statement and CV will be considered.

Size of the photo must be 45mm x 35mm with no less than 150 pixels for the quality.

Any application that does not specify the vacancy applied for will not be considered.